Verb (used with object) : to staple three sheets together. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : She bought flour, sugar, salt, and other staples. ,Cowboy dramas are a staple on television. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : staple industries. ,staple subjects of conversation. From Dictionary.com.
I'm a bit worried for his hair which I'm reliably informed is stapled ... as in stapled?. From Wordnik.com. [I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here] Reference
The main design item here would be T-shirts with the word "Vail" in Japanese stapled to the walls. From Wordnik.com. [Get Real Denver] Reference
On another worksheet with a rubric stapled to it, my daughter did not miss anything, but was given the grade of an MP. From Wordnik.com. [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference
Fairly or not, he's got the AAAA tag stapled to his forehead. From Wordnik.com. [McCovey Chronicles] Reference
Thy had paper labels stapled on, and they hung on racks like the skirts they would be. From Wordnik.com. [New Fabric! (Well, New To Me) - A Dress A Day] Reference
Each of the pieces of wood had a small tag stapled onto one end that said “Lifetime Guarantee.”. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Sorry we aren't the suckers who just accept anything Hollywood throws at us with a franchise name stapled to it. From Wordnik.com. [First Look: Unofficial Photos from Nimrod Antal's Predators « FirstShowing.net] Reference
A Labor strategist said Work Choices has been '' stapled '' to Mr Abbott's head. From Wordnik.com. [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference
I, i+4 position of the non-interacting helical surface and 'stapled' by ruthenium-catalyzed olefin metathesis. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
Ew. at first glance, I thought that was one of those deals where you get your large intestine 'stapled' or 'tied' so you lose weight. From Wordnik.com. [Put The Coffee DOWN] Reference
He left the wires to be tightened and stapled later. From Wordnik.com. [Hiram the Young Farmer] Reference
That's why you stapled that all-nighter this past week. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2007] Reference
And I've stapled the coat together on different occasions. From Wordnik.com. [Back In The Spotlight] Reference
They stapled me together and put me into the recovery room. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2007] Reference
The last edge stapled should be that on the roof of the house. From Wordnik.com. [Things To Make] Reference
I am going to be stretched and stapled like no other some day. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 25, 2006] Reference
I kept the slips stapled together and let them sit on my desk. From Wordnik.com. [Two Lives] Reference
Can a stomach staple be corrected and more of your stomach stapled?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2002] Reference
The fibre differs in length, the long stapled being the most valued. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference
A tail wire stapled to the top of the back-board completes the frame. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
There are two general classifications, long-stapled and short-stapled. From Wordnik.com. [A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition.] Reference
He hasn't seen any “Lost Pet” notices stapled to telephone poles, either. From Wordnik.com. [Lester] Reference
Left, currency notes are stapled together to form a garland at a market in Jammu. From Wordnik.com. [RBI Moves to Curb Inflation] Reference
I had no hair and I had a scarf from ear to ear and my head was stapled together. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2002] Reference
The hook by which the bag is hung up is securely stapled in place by brass rivets. From Wordnik.com. [How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence] Reference
The long-stapled Egyptian and several other varieties are said to be from this stock. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
He kept reiterating that it was stapled to a 'suspect' evaluation, so it would not get lost. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Justice] Reference
He was being held down by his own sheets, which had been tacked or stapled to the bed frame. From Wordnik.com. [Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town] Reference
There were books, sure, stacked high in an array of languages, spines leather bound and stapled. From Wordnik.com. [Jew] Reference
Then, in order to stave off erosion, the father stapled tightly woven nylon netting to the sides. From Wordnik.com. [The Hole Between Them] Reference
In fact, you had your stomach stapled, but you still say that you maintain a somewhat heavy weight. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2006] Reference
Short-stapled wools can be treated with soap and a little soda ash, but too much of the latter is to be avoided. From Wordnik.com. [The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics] Reference
Satisfied with the answer apparently, Esther questioned why one of the suspect SmurFFs had a note stapled to it. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Justice] Reference
They lowered sail at the harbour mouth and came alongside a slippery wooden ladder stapled into the stone wall of the pier. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
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